Tina Mabry is an award-winning film and TV director, best known for the critically acclaimed family drama Mississippi Damned (2009), starring Tessa Thompson, and for being part of the all-women directing crew of the OWN drama Queen Sugar. She also has directed for other TV series, including Queen of the South, Insecure, and Survivor's Remorse.
Films
An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 — Love Has to Win
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(2016)
Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, this film examines the joyful life and troubled times of an irrepressible 10-year-old African-American girl whose vivid imagination and creativity reinforce her optimism. When shocking national events threaten her sense of security, Melody must find inner strength to restore her hope for a better world.
Mississippi Damned
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(2009)
While growing up in rural Mississippi, three children from an impoverished Black family with a long history of violence, addiction, and abuse separately attempt to escape their suffocating circumstances but encounter devastating setbacks.
